Illinois, United States
Chicago guide.
Home. Where I eat, drink and go out, plus the list of places friends keep telling me to try.

Eat and drink
River North
- Quartino
My favorite
- Arbella
Bar
- Avec
- Barrio
Brunch
- CBR
Bar
- Celeste
- Centennial Crafted Beer & Eatery
Bar
- Ēma
- Flight Club
Bar · Darts
- Foundation Room
Bar · Great vibes
- High Line
- Hub 51
Brunch
- Il Porcellino
- Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba!
Also try Ba-Ba-Reeba in Lincoln Park: great happy hour, 4 to 6 every day
- Mercadito
- Nonnina
Great deals on Wednesdays
- Osteria Del Pastaio
- Pizzeria Portofino
- Ramen-San
- RPM Italian
- Siena Tavern
- Sunda
- Super Franc
- Sushi San
- Taco Maya
- TAO Chicago
- The Bassment
Bar
- The Berkshire Room
Bar
- The Hampton Social
- Tzuco
- Vermilion
- XOCO
Get the churros
- Yasemi
- Zarella
West Loop
- Aba
- Bar Siena
- Beauty Bar
Bar · Chill bar for a night out
- Blind Barber
Bar
- Cabra
- Chicatana
Fire
- Cira
- Duck Duck Goat
- Eggholic
Brunch
- Fermento's
- High Five Ramen
- Joe's Imports
Bar
- La Josie
- Loyalist
- Momotaro
- Monteverde
- Ramen Takeya
- Recess
- ROOH
- Sepia
- Soho Friends
Great vibes
- The Hoxton
- Time Out Market
Loop
Wicker Park
Old Town
Lincoln Park
- Galit
Middle Eastern
- Homeslice
- Sapori Trattoria
The lasagna is fire
Lakeview
Bucktown
Chinatown
Edgewater Glen
- Ethiopian Diamond
Get the #29 and the daal
Gold Coast
Lakeview East
Rush & Division
South Loop
Streeterville
West Lakeview
Wrigleyville
Around town
Live music
- PRYSM, Chicago
11 shows here so far
- Radius, Chicago
4 shows here so far
- Concord Music Hall, Chicago
2 shows here so far
- Navy Pier, Chicago
1 show here so far
- East End Plaza, Navy Pier, Chicago
1 show here so far
- The Vic Theatre, Chicago
1 show here so far
- Ramova Theatre, Chicago
1 show here so far
- Riviera Theatre, Chicago
1 show here so far
- Aragon Ballroom, Chicago
1 show here so far